Birth Tourism’s Next Evolution: Commissioned Citizenship

Birth tourism is only the beginning

When the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order in Trump v. Barbara, it settled for now in the courts who becomes a citizen at birth. It did not settle — and could not settle — whether American citizenship may be bought and sold.It remains well within the power of Congress and the president to shut down the contracts, clinics, agencies, and visas that convert foreign money into American citizenship — w…

Trump’s attack on ‘birth tourism’ faces uphill legal battle after Supreme Court ruling

He has threatened to tighten birthright citizenship as part of restrictive immigration agenda. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Birth Tourism’s Next Evolution: Commissioned Citizenship

When the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order in Trump v. Barbara, it settled for now in the courts who becomes a citizen at birth. It did not settle—and could not settle—whether American citizenship may be bought and sold.It remains well within the power of Congress and the president to shut down the contracts, clinics, agencies, and visas that convert foreign money into American citizenship—without…